LAP wasn't that bad, it just sounded rather lifeless without the original music and choir.
Future was meh, the autotune or whatever is distracting.
They could have used playback.
So many candidates that night sounded off key, I mean... Russia... UK... terrible...

Vocal Type: Mezzo- Soprano
Vocal Range: 3 octaves 2 notes G2- B5 (approx)
Longest Note: 17 seconds (Ray of Light at Live Earth)
Vocal Pluses: Adapts her vocal style to the music she's singing well. The middle of her range is her strongest suit: it's solid, with a warm colouring and a clear timbre. Her chest voice is bright and sharp. While her head voice can be either soft and delicate, or direct and solid.
Vocal Negatives: Voice becomes thin and nasal, very quickly, as it gets higher up and into the chest range.
http://www.divadevotee.com/2009/03/madonna-vocal-profile.html

It's a nice song to play on the radio, it doesn't really bother me in the sense I can vacuum the house and still enjoy it.
The autotune effect is unnecessary, I kind of expected a more "organic" vocal.

NOTHING REALLY MATTERS stands out, the slower tempo and the harmonies really show a different side to what later became an anthemic song.
HAS TO BE 1 - I like the vocal here, it sounds very intimate, rough yet polished. Probably one of her best vocal moments for me.
HAS TO BE 2 - it's so trippy, I don't feel it 100%, but it slightly shows the direcrion.
FROZEN - it lacks the pizzazz, but still very beautiful. Orbit elevated this into a different dimension.
YOU'LL STAY - beuatiful, the chorus is sublime, the verses lack a bit of direction
SKY FITS HEAVEN - I like the Orbit version, but the core magic is here too.
TO HAVE AND NOT TO HOLD - one of my gaves, in every shape and form.
THE POWER OF GOODBYE - I know it leaked long ago, but it doesn't sound right without the FX effects Orbit added. They could have easily put this as a b-side naming it a "remix" or sth
FLIRTATION DANCE - I like it while it plays, but it's not memorable at all, it's too "same" sounding, not big moments.
NEVER LOVE A STRANGER - it sounds so 1994, reminds me of some Selena song
I'LL BE GONE - the sound of 1994 again, but I understand her trying that sound in 1997. Could have worked with a more modern production approach

That reminds me of the vibe of the song "Ave Cesaria"... I'm intrigued by what she will come up with, maybe it will be a very French approach to mixing "sound of the moment" with "ethnic appropriation".

I think she is too complex for the younger generations. There is also lack of embracing her past on her side that makes young people only know/have any idea of her based on her current music, which, even though is very "sound of the moment", it still isn't as vapid as most of current music.

The first remix Ive heard was Britney's Boys which was remixed for the single release, but the one that shocked me was Me Against The Music - Gabriel and Dresden Club Mix... I remember playing it on full volume, it's so pumping and massive in sound. Still love it. Since then I was fascinated with remixes. I love them, I love when they manage to take the song to another level.